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High and low take-off external prolapse phenotypes can be characterised preoperatively on defaecation proctography.
Techniques in coloproctology - 7 Mar 2025
Cooper E A, Singh S, Yates C, Hodgkinson J, Cunningham C, Lindsey I
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BACKGROUND: External rectal prolapse is poorly understood, with controversy surrounding the ideal surgical approach. Anecdotal mentions of high and low take-off in the literature hint at different pathological phenotypes of prolapse. However there has been no effort to define and characterise these terms, or to discuss how take-off might relate to the underlying pathophysiology of prolapse. We aimed to determine...
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